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NIKE FOR ECO-FRIENDLY ATHLEISURE
Nike takes a step towards sustainability through the power of sport. Need some new workout gear but concerned about your carbon footprint? Love the brand but find yourself wondering ‘is Nike sustainable’? You’ve come to the right place! This Foot Locker collection has a whole range of Nike recycled shoes and sustainable clothing for men and women, such as shorts, sports bras, leggings, t-shirts and tops, hoodies, pants, jackets, and more. You can also get the little ones started on their green journey early with a selection of sustainable products for children of various ages. Below, you’ll find the low-down on Nike’s sustainability journey since the brand committed to reducing its environmental impact. Read on to find out more.
PROTECTING THE FUTURE OF SPORT WITH NIKE’S MOVE TO ZERO
At the beginning of 2020, Nike announced a comprehensive new sustainability action plan with some ambitious targets. And like their famous motto—“Just Do It”—they’re taking a proactive approach. The “Move to Zero” initiative is essentially a journey towards their primary goal of zero carbon and zero waste across the whole supply chain, and they aim to meet several of their targets by 2025, including 100% renewable energy, 100% sustainable cotton, and zero waste to landfill. But that’s not all they have up their sleeves. Have you heard of “Nike Grind”? That’s the name of the brand’s closed-loop manufacturing system, which recycles consumer waste like material from recyclable Nike trainers and clothing scraps. There’s also “Making,” an initiative that aims to level the playing field of global inequality by promoting transparency and accountability across the supply chain. They’ve thought of just about everything.
MEET NIKE’S SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
Materials account for more than 70% of a product’s footprint, so Nike is rightly focusing on using more eco-friendly materials and re-using existing plastics and textiles to significantly reduce emissions. As well as an increased use of recycled polyester and nylon, some sustainable Nike innovations it has in its arsenal include Flyknit, a fabric precision-engineered for Nike recycled trainers to create 60% less waste, with each Flyknit upper containing six to seven plastic bottles. It’s super lightweight too, so works great to boost speed in running shoes. But the greatest success story so far probably comes from Nike Air Manufacturing Innovation. Since 2008, all Air soles made at Air MI facilities (run on 100% renewable wind energy) contain at least 25% recycled manufacturing waste, with 90% of waste produced during production being reused and recycled into Nike products. Nike Air technology can of course be found in iconic lifestyle and basketball shoes like the Air Max, Air Force 1, and the Air Jordan, to name but a few.
So there you have it. Here’s a line of great-quality, partially recycled trainers and sustainable clothing that you can shop till you drop guilt-free. Jump on board the sustainable Nike train today!